minus-squarepatatahooligan@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•YT-DLP is Being Treated as a Piracy Tool By The IFPIlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoThe problem in cases like this is not the copying, but the ability to bypass DRM. Creating and distributing tools that can do that is illegal in the US due to the DMCA. I think there are similar laws in the EU but I’m not sure. linkfedilink
The problem in cases like this is not the copying, but the ability to bypass DRM. Creating and distributing tools that can do that is illegal in the US due to the DMCA. I think there are similar laws in the EU but I’m not sure.